Cookies for Cody Online Bake Sale & Cookbook Auction

Life is precious. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day motions and forget that simple fact. My friend and fellow food blogger, Stephanie (aka The Recipe Renovator) has a 4-year old newphew fighting neuroblastoma. Cancer. Why should a 4-year old suffer from cancer?

When Stephanie told me about Cody, my heart shattered. As a woman, mother and human being I fell apart inside.My heart broke for Cody’s parents and family.

It is every parent’s prayer and wish to watch their children grow up and to keep them from hurt and harm. With a sick child, it is easy to feel helpless and alone.

I hold my three little babies tightly and thank God for their health.

Stephanie has organized a terrific bake sale & cookbook auction to help support Cody’s family to pay for the expensive treatments he needs. Cody and his family were traveling to New York every two months for immunotherapy treatment at Sloan-Kettering Medical Center, and every three months for a complete body scan and bone marrow aspirations. The family has incurred approximately $15,000 in medical expenses to date.

Cody was in remission since December.

Just last week, Cody’s family found out that the cancer has returned. Aggressively. There is no longer a treatment option. He is registered with hospice but at home. The family is praying for a miracle, and so am I and countless other friends and bloggers.

Stephanie and her family agreed to continue, as planned, with this week-long bake sale that starts today. Perhaps globally we can bring awareness to this horrible disease, and with the power of positive thinking and prayer, possibly a miracle will take place to save Cody.

I am baking my Persian Saffron Cookies for the bake sale. There are 50 cookbooks and three dozen treats available for this auction. There is something for every diet out there: vegan, paleo and gluten-free to name a few. Or, if you prefer, you can donate money directly.

You bid by leaving comments on the photos using a Facebook account. (If you don’t have a Facebook account, ask a friend to bid for you.) Click here to start bidding on Facebook.

There are three Facebook albums of sale items. Choose the “album” you want to look at. Click through the photos to see what’s for sale. Make a bid by leaving a comment on that item. Bidding begins at $10 for each item, and we’re asking you to bid in $5 increments from there. Whoever has the highest bid at 5 pm Pacific time on Sunday, August 5th wins that item.

You will be contacted through Facebook and asked to make your donation to the family’s website codybrasich.com using PayPal (you can use a credit card through PayPal; add “Cookies for Cody” in the message line). Once you’ve made your donation, your items will be freshly made and shipped to you. Cookbooks will be autographed with the wording you request (unless otherwise noted).

Please note that DONATIONS ARE NOT TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

This Auction is now CLOSED. A huge thanks to all the bakers, bloggers, and authors who are donating their time, items, and shipping to help Cody and his family!

Laura, I learned about Cody from Nancy’s post before I even saw your update in my inbox. I’m so sorry to hear about Cody… I lost my favorite aunt because of cancer and I am too scared to even think what if my kids have cancer… I’m praying hard for Cody. Sorry I can’t join the bake sale (you know me with baking skills), but already made small donation via paypal. Hope that helps to his family.